Jewish History

For those of you with teams in the tournament, or whose brackets are still alive, enjoy the weekend.  I’ve been ...

I’d like to preface today’s post by saying that while I *wish* this were some sort of April Fool’s Day ...

Today’s post features more Jewish history from Kentucky, the most recent state completed in our Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities.  When ...

The image above comes from a collection of photographs and papers that belonged to Adele Marcus of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. ...

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to conduct a workshop on oral history techniques at Hendrix College in Conway, ...

One of the great pleasures of writing for me is researching historical events and details that help me understand and ...

By Education Fellow Reva FrankelTomorrow brings the end of Black History Month. Most often when we discuss the Jewish connection ...

Since moving to Mississippi ten years ago, I have been continually struck by the state’s rich but complicated history. One ...

While there were quite a few excellent movies in 2012, my favorite, far and away was “Argo.” I saw it ...

Today’s blog comes to us from Michael Goodman at Goodman Writes, another “Southern & Jewish” voice. Reprinted with permission of the ...

I was working on an activity for the Texas Jewish Immigrant Experience Traveling Trunk when I came across a gem ...

In celebration of the completion of the Kentucky section of our online Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, we bring you ...